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C.J. the Orangutan

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C.J. the Orangutan in Mr. Smith (1983)
C.J. the Orangutan is known for The Fall Guy (1981), T.J. Hooker (1982) and The Love Boat (1977).
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    Known for

    Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)
    The Fall Guy
    7.1
    TV Series
    • Mighty Myron
    T.J. Hooker (1982)
    T.J. Hooker
    6.1
    TV Series
    • Venus(as C.J.)
    Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
    The Love Boat
    6.3
    TV Series
    • Tanny the Orangoutan(as CJ)
    A Summer to Remember (1985)
    A Summer to Remember
    7.1
    TV Movie
    • Casey
    • 1985

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    • Fred Grandy, Bernie Kopell, Ted Lange, Gavin MacLeod, and Lauren Tewes in The Love Boat (1977)
      The Love Boat
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Tanny the Orangoutan (as CJ)
      • 1986
    • A Summer to Remember (1985)
      A Summer to Remember
      7.1
      TV Movie
      • Casey
      • 1985
    • Mr. Smith (1983)
      Mr. Smith
      6.3
      TV Series
      • Cha Cha
      • Mr. Smith (uncredited)
      • 1983
    • T.J. Hooker (1982)
      T.J. Hooker
      6.1
      TV Series
      • Venus (as C.J.)
      • 1982
    • Lee Majors and Heather Thomas in The Fall Guy (1981)
      The Fall Guy
      7.1
      TV Series
      • Mighty Myron
      • 1982
    • Robert Clohessy, Michael Warren, and Bruce Weitz in Hill Street Blues (1981)
      Hill Street Blues
      8.2
      TV Series
      • Orangutan (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Bo Derek in Tarzan the Ape Man (1981)
      Tarzan the Ape Man
      3.5
      • Orangutan (uncredited)
      • 1981
    • Clint Eastwood in Any Which Way You Can (1980)
      Any Which Way You Can
      6.1
      • Clyde (uncredited)
      • 1980

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      • C.J.

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      Had his own pet, a white toy poodle named Cheetah.

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